NEWS IN BRIEF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21647, 18 May 1932, Page 20

NEWS IN BRIEF

“In Australia the depression is over. There is a general brightness about business, and everybody seems to have forgottten the slump' period.” So said Hr 0. H. Tailor, who has returned to Christchurch alter a month in New South Wales and Victoria. ' Incredulous people in New Zealand have been forwarding money to Bombay, India, with applications for forecasts of fortune, and the Post and Telegraph Department has banned the address “ Pundit Tabcre, Bombay.” Letters or money orders bearing this address will not be forwarded from New Zealand., - Although the actual monetary , receipts by the Wanganui-Rangitikei Electric Power Board fell short of the estimated receipts for the year ended March 31, 1932, by nearly £3OOO, the actual amount of current consumed considerably exceeded anticipations. Turnbull’s Sample Room, Middlemarch, Tuesday/Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday this week. May Bargains in' full swing. Call early. The Mosgiel Warehouse.—A. F. Cheyne and Co.. . Nuisances to housewives at, present (says the Dominion) are men who make a practice of begging from door to door for food or money, usually at such a. time when the male head of .the ihouse is likely to be absent. . Begging is against the law, but it is being freely indulged in, both in the streets and by caUvass. Facilities for connecting vessels berthed at Port Nelson to the telephone, exchange may soon be provided (says the Mail)., As the result of a resolution passed by the Harbour Board, a repoyt as to cost is to be obtained for consideration next month. The chairman (Mr ,A. Gould) introduced the question, stating that a captain of a visiting overseas liner had pointed out the convenience such facilities would give. “I consider that where a case is obviously hopeless and a judgment summons therefore wrongfully issued, the debtor, if he applies for it, is entitled to expenses,” remarked the magistrate (Mr J. G. L. Harper, S.M.), at' the Napier Magistrate’s Court last week, when a man who had no work since January was brought up ou a judgment summons. Our Cooked Ham now selling Is 9d per lb. —Barton’s, Manse street. The information that twice recently after football matches in South Taranaki players had come to blows on the ground' was conveyed to the Management Com; mittce of the Taranaki Rugby Union.by Mr J. Rowe. The committee took a serious view of the matter and the rule was read which makes.it clear that while the players are on the ground they are under the jurisdiction of the union, i ' Since the scheme for placing, boys pn farms in the Wanganui district Was commenced nine months .-ago TO4 boys have been found’work., In an appeal to the farmers, the Mayor (Mr N. 6. Armstrong) states that there are still 25 boys who require employment. In many gases the boys are working for their board aiijd lodging,: with, perhaps, a few shillings a week in some cases. Reports from far- " mers and boys state that the scheme is working well, and both parties are satisfied with their bargain. The big proportion of boys placed are those who have just left school and : are unable to find positions, and they are receiving in re- , turn for their work a farming education, as well as their board and lodging. Overcoats, in brown and fawn checks, with all round belts, at the new low prices —79 s 6d, Raglan Coats 59s 6d. . Come in and try* one;, patterns sent to .country customers;—“Ascot,” /corner Princes and Rattray streets... In the Commonwealth and New Zealand egg-laying competition, held in Victoria, and open to the world, a White. Leghorn pullet, owned by Mr H. Wood, Avenue road, Timafu, secured third place with,the excellent score of 299 eggs, an average of six first grade eggs per week f0r.49 weeks. A Black Orpington pullet from the same . breeder, laid 287 eggs. ’ This : test is. of 50 weeks’ : duration. This competition is considered the finest in- Australia, and there was’ only one, first grade egg be- . tween second and third entries. y Ready for, the : cold wdather! Kbit Wear is the thing, and here are the successes, N,ew style Ladies’ Cardigans, all wool, in the latest tonings’ and patterns; from 7s lid to 37s 6d: Ladies' Newest Fancy Design Pull-overs, from 6s to 255. Ladies’ Winter-weight Vests, at 3s 11(1 .to 13s 6d at Gray’s, Milton.. . There has been a very satisfactory rainfall in the Waikatp for some months, and the autumn has been one of the best experienced for many years. A strong, snc- v culent growth of grass has been ‘ established, and the indications are that there will be sufficient feejl to carry the stock through the winter. There has been more growth in the last ’ few weeks in the Waikato than’ at any other time; of the year. ' , _ \ ■_ . Arriving in Christchurch.recently, Mjss Esther James, who is ..Walking through New Zealand to advertise local .industries, was asked to, move on by a . constable when she stopped in Cathedral; Square. . “ I was not doing-anything, and I don’t ( ; know what is wrong with your funny old I town.'" Miss James left Spirits • Bay; ; North Auckland, on December 2, and she I passed through Wellington a few weeks : ago. Up to May 7 Mjsa James had i covered 1000 miles on foot. “ Bourbon ” for breakfast!, Each tin of “ Bourbon,” now encloses a'leaflet giving instructions for making coffee. Also obtainable from the proprietors; A. Durio and 'Co., coffee specialists, 32 Octagon, , Dunedin... ’ . The managing director of a leading Melbourne firm, v writing to a business 1 friend in Palmerston North, says that Australia is on. the turn and business is better in every way.. The writer says:— “ This applies not only ,to wholesale but to retail business right throughout the city and country. . Our banks are rcleas- , ing credits and are much more sympaSthetic as regards overdrafts. The estate agents are having a mild boom, and cityproperty has advanced in value as shown by the returns from recent sales. Suburban property has increased something like 20 per cent., and rents are also making another move upwards. They were on the down grade for nearly two years; the last six months have been more or less stationary, but now they are shifting up. As you know,_ Australian war bonds are at least £ls higher on the exchange to-day than a little wnile back.” ' V We are specialising in a pure all pork Sausage at 10d per lb.—Barton’s, Manse street.... Some excitement, not to say concern, was experienced in the southern district at the beginning of last week (says the Hokitika Guardian), when a tree was found at night across the main south road near Lake Wahapo. A car driven by a young woman ran into the tree, which was at a corner, and the car was partly wrecked. Later, a second car* came along, but the driver was warned by the woman. It was then decided to call’the roadman, [ and on arrival he discovered the tree had been felled across- the road. Later, j the police were informed and an investi- f gntion promised in the morning. The following morning the matter was reported at Okarito. The report caused some concern, as the gold from the dredge was to be sent up that day. The gold was brought up, but a second car followed, and on passing the spot where the road had been obstructed a man was seen in the bush but withdrew when the second car was seen. Grandism (1642): Grand Hotel cellars, the largest and best stocked hotel cellars south of the Equator. Inspection cordially invited... Though the calling of a bookmaker and the betting with a bookmaker have been prohibited by law since February, 1911, the business still flourishes, and the Government apparently finds it a good source of revenue, despite the # fact that it is illegal (states the Christchurch Star).. According to a local bookmaker, the volume of business done with bookmakers in New Zealand, in good times was, about £4.000.000 while at present he estimates that about £2,500,000 goes through their hands each year. About three years ago, he states, the officers of the Income Tax Department visited his premises and asked for the production of his betting slips. He informed them thatthey had been destroyed. They then de- ’ manded his bank book, and on. that assessed his income tax. Since then he had been paying on that account. Other bookr '* makers also had to show, their bonks to the Income Tax Department's officials, and were taxed accordingly. / A simple rule of health, I’m told, For man and maid, for young and old: A clear, cool glass of water' taken Before a meal of Hitchon’s Bacon.,.